People forget why Erdogan was so genuinely popular. Much like Putin, people with put up with all sorts of horrible shit as long as the economy booms, and will continue putting up with the horrible shit when the economy stops booming so long as a faceless foreigner can be blamed. Because ultimately, people vote their pocketbooks, and people are tribal bastards.

CorruptUser wrote:People forget why Erdogan was so genuinely popular. Much like Putin, people with put up with all sorts of horrible shit as long as the economy booms, and will continue putting up with the horrible shit when the economy stops booming so long as a faceless foreigner can be blamed. Because ultimately, people vote their pocketbooks, and people are tribal bastards.

Putin hasn't been good for the Russian's pocket books. He's been relying on the loss of prestige, bringing order to the chaos, and the restoration of Russian pride. So no, that's not the correct example to use.

CorruptUser wrote:People forget why Erdogan was so genuinely popular. Much like Putin, people with put up with all sorts of horrible shit as long as the economy booms, and will continue putting up with the horrible shit when the economy stops booming so long as a faceless foreigner can be blamed. Because ultimately, people vote their pocketbooks, and people are tribal bastards.

Putin hasn't been good for the Russian's pocket books. He's been relying on the loss of prestige, bringing order to the chaos, and the restoration of Russian pride. So no, that's not the correct example to use.

Prior to 2008, he definitely WAS good for the people's wallets. In the past decade, not so much. But like I said, he's successfully shifted blame to the faceless foreigners.